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Overdose Deaths Drive Down U.S. Life Expectancy—Again

Last year marked first back-to-back annual decline in life expectancy since early 1960s

Addiction experts are in wide agreement on the most effective way to help opioid addicts: Medication-assisted treatment. But most inpatient rehab facilities in the U.S. don’t offer this option. WSJ’s Jason Bellini reports on why the medication option is controversial, and in many places, hard to come by. Image: Ryno Eksteen and Thomas Williams